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Pakistan Quells TLP March Near Lahore With Muridke Cleared and Twin Cities Reopening

Authorities cite five deaths in a pre-dawn Muridke clearance, followed by anti-terror cases against TLP.

Overview

  • Police say a station house officer, three TLP workers and a passerby were killed, 48 law-enforcement personnel were injured including 17 by gunfire, and about 40 vehicles were torched during the operation.
  • TLP accuses security forces of using lethal fire and claims a higher death toll as well as injuries to leader Saad Rizvi, while Punjab’s police chief says Rizvi is safe and not in custody and reports of his injury remain unverified.
  • Motorway Police report normal traffic on the M-2 and M-3 and key routes in Islamabad and Rawalpindi have reopened, with mobile and data services restored in the twin cities after earlier curbs.
  • Police registered an FIR in Muridke invoking sections 6 and 7 of the Anti-Terrorism Act along with multiple penal code offenses, launched raids for suspects and maintained Section 144 and heavy deployments at sensitive points.
  • Officials and local reports describe significantly reduced street protests by Monday night, ongoing search operations and heightened security, and a gradual resumption of schooling and commercial activity in affected areas.